Parent subscribers: Post a new question by clicking 'Post a message' on your account page or in the main menu of the website. When you post, check "Include in Parents of Teens Newsletter?" to include your question in the next Teens newsletter. You can respond to questions either directly from the newsletter, or on the Parent Q&A page, which is found under "Listings" in the main menu. Parents can't post announcements or events (here's why.)

Community subscribers: Post new announcements and events by clicking 'Post a message' on your account page or in the main menu of the website. When you post, check "Include in Parents of Teens Newsletter?" to include your post in the next Teens newsletter. Note that community subscribers can't respond to questions in the Parent Q&A section unless they are also parents and are responding as a parent, not as a professional (here's why.)

We ask that you not give advice about teens or preteens or young adults unless you have parented a child that age. When parents are asking for advice from peers, they are looking for responses from people who have been in a comparable situation. Advice from parents who do not have first-hand experience is less helpful.

Berkeley Parents Network, based in Berkeley, California, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit network for parents who live in the San Francisco Bay Area. • Founded in 1993. • Tax ID: 46-4347971